A matter of perspective

Posted Sep 27, 2018 10:44 UTC (Thu) by codeofdrama (guest, #127444)
Parent article: Code, conflict, and conduct

In the debates here on LWN, and elsewhere on the internet, I've seen, what I understand to be, the following views expressed:

A) The Linux developer community is healthy with occasional minor infractions.

B) The Linux developer community is toxic.

C) The Contributor Covenant is a generic document, which permits a wide range of interpretations.

D) The Contributor Covenant is a tool meant for persuing social justice in the form of anti-meritocracy, and intersectional feminism.

E) An online community can be welcoming, inclusive, and transparently police itself without adopting a Code of Conduct.

F) A Code of Conduct is an important tool for ensuring a welcoming, and inclusive online community.

I think there are real disagreements here, and I encourage these to be acknowledged, and addressed by the core maintainers. I do hope that "debate will continue until morale improves". Full disclosure: I find my views closest to the (A, D, E) triple.